A million young people scammed online last year

On Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 11th February – new research from Vodafone will reveal the concerning prevalence of online scams targeting children and young people.

A comprehensive study by Vodafone will show that nearly a million (839,127) young people in the UK have been scammed in the last 12 months.

More than 60% of those targeted by an online scam admit they were financially duped. On average victims lost £103.39 – worth £53m overall in the course of a year.

Aston spoke to Helen Westerman, campaigns manager at NSPCC, online harm expert & psychotherapist Catherine Knibbs and Nicki Lyons, chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer at Vodafone UK.